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War of 1812 veteran recognized by new grave marker, related ceremony
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 6—CLAYTON — Samuel Linnell, War of 1812 veteran and prisoner of war, finally has a headstone. It was installed this summer at Clayton Center Cemetery, an inactive and abandoned graveyard ...
ASHLAND MEMORIES: Ashland and the War of 1812
The Times-Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOnce the surveyors had measured off the townships, the first White settlers came to buy land here in 1809. They had just begun to choose land and build...
Biden’s Allies Hate His Latest Move Against China. They’re Wrong.
Slate via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoEarlier this month, Joe Biden announced a host of steep tariffs against electric vehicles, solar...
Mark Bennett: War of 1812 descendants work to place remembrances beside soldiers' graves
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 23—It takes effort to preserve a person's legacy. Otherwise, personal mottoes, anecdotes, writings, pictures and mementos get lost. Memories fade. Family histories dissipate. 1812 was a ...
Local historian's War of 1812 book inspires docuseries
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 23—SACKETS HARBOR — A book that was written by a local historian about the War of 1812 is being turned into a docuseries by the author's son. Patrick Wilder wrote a book titled The Battle ...
Naples military museum struggles to keep alive memories of those who gave some or all
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRichard Heinrich remembers watching his mother at the kitchen table with the family's ration books...
East Broad was the 'Dream Street' for Columbus' movers and shakers by end of 19th century
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was the Victorian Dream Street. By the end of the 19th century, East Broad Street was the place...
Dive team goes back into Hackensack River in search of 1812 cannon stolen in 1980
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe search for "Old Bergen" — the 1812 cannon that was stolen in May 1980 from in front of the...
Six Canadian battles shaped by weather and climate
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn Saturday, November 11, Canadians will observe Remembrance Day, 105 years after the armistice that ended the First World War. That conflict took a...
A short history of civilizational collapse: Are we next — and how can we prevent it?
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCharles I on his way to be executed, 1649Culture Club/Getty Images Last week I published a Salon...
